American actor and producer Terrence Howard is also known as a successful rap performer. He was nominated for an Oscar for his role as DJ in "Hustle and Go". The artist also starred in "Best Man", "Collision", "Hart's War", "Iron Man".
In the Terrence Howard family, great-grandmother Minnie Gentry, mother Anita Williams and uncles chose the creative profession. The actor himself conquered Hollywood not only with his charisma, but also with a very colorful appearance.
The path to glory
The biography of the future celebrity began in 1969. The boy was born in Chicago on March 11. The parents moved to Cleveland shortly after the birth of their child. Mother and father parted, his great-grandmother was engaged in raising the grandson.
Terrence was not exemplary. At 16, he left home, went to social security. At 18, Howard decided to become a teacher. He decided to get an education in New York. The young man did not take the full training course, deciding to retrain as an engineer.
In 1992 he made his film debut. The guy was offered to play Jackie Jackson in the Jacksons: American Dream mini-series. On the screen, the premiere took place three years later.
They paid attention to the bright newcomer. Almost immediately after filming began. In 1993, Terrence appeared as a costume designer in Who Is This Guy ?, and in 1995 he reincarnated as Louis Russ for Mr. Holland's Opus. The main character, a musician, decides, after marriage, to compose a piece that will put him down. He leaves the life of a performer who is constantly traveling with concerts in cities. However, the family needs to be supported, and Holland starts working as a music teacher at a local school.
He does not like the new activity, the students treat the teacher accordingly. The result is complete discord in the school orchestra. Over time, Glenn realizes that the attention of the students must be captured. In the lessons, the musician uses elements of rock and roll, jazz. Gradually the creativity of the theater group inspires Howard, he also settles the affairs in the orchestra. But everything is not as good as the hero hopes: the birth of a long-awaited baby will be a blow for him.
New successes
Then there was work in "Dead Presidents" and "Strip Club". In 1999, the artist was invited to star in the comedy drama The Shafer. Quentin Spivey became his hero.
According to the script, a resident of Chicago Harper Stewart in life is fine. His new book is popular, his girlfriend agrees to marry him, and his best friend is organizing her wedding.
Everything changes for the worse when the ex-bride recognizes herself in one of the heroines of the work of the former. She informs about her guess and other real characters, deduced by the author. Harper gets in a lot of trouble as the girl is determined to win back his affection. In addition, the friend learns that the book describes a friend's romance with his fiancée.
In "House of Big Mom" in 2000, the hero of the artist was the bank robber Lestor Vesco. He recently escaped from prison. FBI agent Malcolm Turner is on the trail of the criminal. Upon learning that Sherri's ex, Vesco's girlfriend, intended to visit the home of a lady known as Big Mom, Turner decided to win her trust. Under the guise of a very respectable grandmother, he begins his game.
With Mariah Carrie Terrence starred in the drama Glitter in 2001. He played the manager Timothy Walker. In the image of Lieutenant Lincoln Scott, fans saw the actor in the war drama Hart's War. He is suspected of murder. The time of the trial has been appointed.
Movies and Music
In 2005, the filming of the semi-biographical film "Get Rich or Die" about the rapper Marcus was completed. The prototype of the protagonist was the famous performer 50 Cent. Terrence was entrusted with the role of his buddy in the film, Bama.
After work, the artist came to the conclusion that it is better for him to play characters that resemble himself in character. Then the artist portrayed them with greater realism. Therefore, with such brilliance, he reincarnated in the film "Vanity and movement" in the DJ, a novice rap singer.
All the songs in the film were sung by Howard himself. One of them, Hustle and Flow, won an Oscar. The actor has won the Sputnik Award for Best Actor and two National Council of Film Critics awards for Male Breakthrough of the Year and Special Mention.
In the 2008 sequel to Iron Man, Terrence starred as a friend of the protagonist, Colonel James Roddy Rhodes, in the first part of the film. The versatile artist has participated in TV shows, action films, comedies, and detective stories.
In 2008, the actor presented the album Shine Through It. The disc consists of 11 rap tracks. Howard starred in the music video for Ghost Town in 2015 for Madonna.
Family and career
In 2009 he took part in the cartoon The Princess and the Frog. James spoke in his voice. In the telenovela "Empire" his hero is the main character, Lucius Lyon. A former drug dealer, he turned into the hip-hop tycoon and CEO of Empire Entertainment. The project is being broadcast to the present day.
The performer's personal life is also full of events. He found his chosen one in 1989 in the person of Laurie McCommas. The couple's relationship was unpredictable. Twice they parted and reunited again. The union had three children, daughters Haven and Aubrey and son Hunter. Aubrey pleased her father with her grandson and granddaughter. The couple finally broke up in 2007.
Michelle Gant became the artist's second wife. After the wedding in 2010, they stayed together until 2013. Howard made a new attempt at finding family happiness with Mira Pak. The union with the businesswoman lasted until 2015. They got married again after 3 years. Terrence fathered two children.
The celebrity has a page on Instagram. It regularly features new off-screen shots of the artist.
He likes Terrence and draw attention to his person with loud statements. So, in October 2019, he announced that he was leaving the film career after the completion of "Empire". He even more dumbfounded his fans with the intention to go into science.
